Honor Your Loved Ones

Myself

In the summer of 2000 I had lost a significant amount of weight, From 230's to 170's, I was weak and had fainted twice . I was 31 years old, I went to donate blood on early August of 2000 I was rejected my blood count was too low. Thinking nothing of it I made a doctor appointment, he asked me to come back for blood work and send me home with fecal cards. Next day I come back he tells me I was bleeding internally, probably it was a bleeding ulcer. He tells me I need it to visit a Gastroenterologist, that afternoon I called to make an appointment he told he would see me first thing in morning. During that visit he told me, he needed preform a test the following morning an upper GI exam. After finding nothing, he calls me into his office. I see him making phone calls to his team anesthesiologist, nurses and office manager, telling them he has to squeeze a patient in early in the following morning and they all needed to come in early. I was thinking wow what nice doctor, totally aware on the urgency on his voice and him clearing his schedule for me. I was young 31 and stupid, just finish buying my house six months earlier and had three kids my youngest 6 months old. I was on top world. After the Colonoscopy was preformed he broke the news to me and told me I had Colon Cancer and I was in for the fight of my life. I was set up with the surgeon and after surgery I was told it stage III and it needed to be treated aggressively with 52 treatment of Chemotherapy. During those time in Chemo it very difficult and at times depressing. It's now 2013 coming, 13 years later I have ran the NYC and Boston marathon and currently training to do the Marine Corps Marathon October 2013. When people say I was giving a second chance they really can not comprehend how truly meaningful that really is.

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The Chris4Life Colon Cancer Foundation is a national Colon Cancer non profit dedicated to permanently eliminating the threat of the disease through the discovery of a cure. As long as people are dying from this disease, we will be at the front lines of the fight. To this end, we will fund cutting edge research so that the brightest minds and best institutions are empowered to cure colon cancer for good. Until then, Chris4Life Colon Cancer Foundation is committed to significantly improving the treatment experience for patients and caregivers, and to dramatically raise awareness about colon cancer in general. Chris4Life will utilize health and wellness as a means of integrating the mind, body and spirit in our approach. Working together we will build a culture of care and foster relationships with national colon cancer research institutions, non profit advocacy groups, the health care community, and the general public. Chris4Life four core values are Compassion, Empowerment, Perseverance, and Life.